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Syrian: Syrian Refugees

syrian: Were trying to create social change, one tea at a time, Smiley says, according to National Observer. He describes the Syrian refugees he works with as being stressed out about the months ahead, as government financial support runs out. It a tea company that first began as a concept in February, and now hires Syrian refugees to package and sell premium organic teas. His company provides a pathway for some members of the first wave of Syrian refugees that arrived in Canada last year following the Trudeau government promise to welcome thousands of them to Canada. It means that the refugees need to find jobs or otherwise scrape by on provincial assistance. Many are feeling the pressure of the dreaded Month 13, when their federal government allowance comes to an end. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.